Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Nicole Bradick , the Founder and CEO of Theory and Principle , a legal technology product design and development studio. We discussed how the emergence of generative AI has affected the development and application of law firm legal technology, how software design preferences have changed due to generative AI, and how legal technology is evolving.

In this 16th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed new technology in the new year and transforming legal in 2024.

I spoke with Jonathan Rubinsztein , the CEO of Nuix , a leading provider of investigative analytics and intelligence software. We discussed the benefits of its unified NEO platform for data privacy, fraud and investigations, and e-discovery, expectations for the use of generative AI in legal, and how e-discovery is evolving.

I spoke with Ragav Jagannathan , the founder of KL Software Technologies , a provider of software and services for the legal field. We discussed the technology applications that are most appealing to legal professionals, best practices for driving implementation and usage, the types of legal tasks on which professionals are most often applying technology, and where legal technology is headed.

I spoke with Kevin Walker and Bryan Davis , the CEO and CTO, respectively, of Centari , a startup building what they call a generative AI "second brain" for deal lawyers. We discussed the benefits of a generative AI "second brain" for lawyers, the difference between unstructured and structured data, ways that Centari resolves generative AI's hallucination risk, and how legal AI is evolving.

I spoke with Robert Ingalls , the founder and CEO of LawPods , a podcast production and marketing agency for law firms. We discussed the value of a podcast for a law firm, the benefits of podcasting for an individual lawyer, ways a podcast host can grow an audience quickly, and the effect of generative AI on podcasting.

I spoke with Joe McSpadden , the Senior Vice President of Williams Lea , a business support services company for the investment banking, professional services, and legal industries. We discussed the trends identified in The Future of the Legal Workplace report, how law firms are reassessing their business structures, and ways they can create a competitive advantage with AI.

I spoke with James MacGregor , the founder of Ethical eDiscovery , a boutique consulting firm that captures and reviews digital evidence. We discussed how the UK and European e-discovery markets differ from the US, the benefits of working with the UK Chapter for ACEDS and the Litigation Special Interest Group for ILTA Europe, and best practices for demystifying e-discovery pricing .

I spoke with Colin Levy, the Director of Legal and Evangelist for Malbek, a provider of Contract Lifecycle Management software, and the author of The Legal Tech Ecosystem: Innovation, Advancement & the Future of Law Practice , a new book about the evolving legal technology sector. We discussed starting a career in legal technology, the skills that legal professionals need to stay ahead in the...

I spoke with Karthi Purushothaman and Achal Tandon , both management consultants, who are the co-founders of InstaXpert , a mobile app to help individuals find experts in professional services, including lawyers, accountants, and financial planners, among others. We discussed the importance of providing immediate access to professional advice and how the democratization of professional services is...

I had the privilege of facilitating a year-end roundtable discussion with leading CEOs in legal about opportunities, challenges, and the road ahead. They included Josh Baxter of NetDocuments , Josh Blandi of UniCourt , Nicole Clark of Trellis , Aviva Cuyler of JD Supra , Rudy DeFelice of KP Labs , Debbie Foster of Affinity Consulting , Kelly Griswold of Onna , Sheryl Hoskins of Litera , Kelly Lake...

I spoke with Alex Sappington , the Co-CEO of Page Vault , a legal web capture software and services provider. We discussed how the collection of public electronically stored information as evidence differs from the collection of private ESI, the implications and challenges that come with collecting public data, and the matters where public data is most commonly used as a significant source of evid...

In this 15th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed deploying new technology in 2024, empowering public speaking, and expanding in-person engagement.

I spoke with Laura Frederick , the founder and CEO of How to Contract , a provider of contract training for lawyers and business professionals, and the creator of ContractsCon , scheduled for January 2024. We discussed the challenges associated with contract training, the value of training-tainment, the 2024 ContractsCon event, the You Can Contract Show podcast, and the book "Practical Tips on How...

In this 14th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider , and I reflected on 2023, discussed plans for 2024, and highlighted the newest trends that are driving legal forward.

I spoke with Jason Noble , the Co-Founder and Chief of Product Strategy at ikaun , an experience management platform, powered by artificial intelligence. We discussed how law firm marketing and business development professionals should incorporate generative AI into their operations, ways to approach security and privacy when using generative AI, and the opportunities for generative AI to improve...

I spoke with Professor Steven Gallagher , the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong , and author of the new book " Digital Technology and Law ." We discussed what inspired him to write "Digital Technology and Law," how digital technology will affect the practice of law, whether lawyers should learn to code, and how law schools should change the way they teach...

I spoke with Janet Falk , the Chief Strategist at Falk Communications and Research , which provides public relations and marketing communications services to attorneys, business owners, and consultants. We discussed how attorneys can best prepare for their next meeting or conference, conduct effective follow-up, and maximize attendance at remote events.

I spoke with Stuart Clarke , the CEO of Blackdot Solutions , a software company founded with a mission to enable investigative teams to leverage technology to combat terrorism, financial crime, and human trafficking. We discussed the trends driving the need for more sophisticated investigation tools, how regulators are influencing these trends, and ways that technology for investigations is evolvi...

I spoke with Joe Ryan , the Managing Director and Head of the Law Firm Group for Citi Global Wealth at Work , which provides tailored financial, wealth, banking, and lending solutions. We discussed the value of working with a financial advisor with specialized knowledge of the legal industry and how the wealth management needs of lawyers differ from professionals in other industries.

I spoke with Ross Aronowitz , the Vice President for the Law Firm Segment at CT Corporation , within the Financial and Corporate Compliance division of Wolters Kluwer . We discussed the Corporate Transparency Act, how law firms can help their clients prepare for this new law, and the company's Small Business & Corporations Beneficial Ownership Survey.

I spoke with Eric Robinson , the Vice President of Global Advisory Services and Strategic Client Solutions at KLDiscovery . We discussed the most commonly requested e-discovery advisory services, why e-discovery, compliance, data privacy, and cybersecurity are converging, the effect of AI on this alignment, and how legal professionals can use information governance as a strategy to lower their ris...

I spoke with Dera Nevin , a data lawyer, who has held positions that touch on e-discovery, cybersecurity, and information governance, at organizations like Blackstone, TDBank, and Proskauer Rose, and the author of The Journey's the Thing: Pandemic Essays . We discussed the stories in her book that are uniquely suited to lawyers and other professionals in the legal tech community, how she found the...

In this 13th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider , and I discussed the power of business intelligence in legal, the global impact of legal technology on the practice of law, and the projected use case cases for AI in 2024.

I spoke with Sean Monahan , a Senior Director in the Strategy & Transformation practice and lead of the Data Modernization specialist team at Harbor , and Justin Hectus , the CIO of KP Labs, a Harbor company focused on business process automation, contract intelligence, and advanced analytics. We discussed the emerging legal tech that law firms and law departments should understand beyond gene...